Read the preamble of the constitution of 1978 and answer the following questions:
What does it mean Spain is a Social and Democratic State and a State of law?
Preamble
The Spanish Nation, desiring to establish justice, liberty, and security, and to promote the well-being of all its members, in the exercise of its sovereignty proclaims its will to:
guarantee democratic coexistence within the Constitution and the laws in accordance with a just economic and social order; consolidate a state of law which insures the rule of law as the expression of the popular will; protect all Spaniards and peoples of Spain in the exercise of human rights, their cultures and traditions, languages, and institutions; promote the progress of culture and the economy to insure a dignified quality of life for all; establish an advanced democratic society; and collaborate in the strengthening of peaceful relations and effective cooperation among all the peoples of the earth.
The Spanish Nation, desiring to establish justice, liberty, and security, and to promote the well-being of all its members, in the exercise of its sovereignty proclaims its will to:
guarantee democratic coexistence within the Constitution and the laws in accordance with a just economic and social order; consolidate a state of law which insures the rule of law as the expression of the popular will; protect all Spaniards and peoples of Spain in the exercise of human rights, their cultures and traditions, languages, and institutions; promote the progress of culture and the economy to insure a dignified quality of life for all; establish an advanced democratic society; and collaborate in the strengthening of peaceful relations and effective cooperation among all the peoples of the earth.
